| Readers
may be aware that M. Sathyamurthy, a congress worker
based in Chennai, filed a petition in the High Court
aggrieved by some scenes in Sivaji wherein a one-foot
high photograph with the villain Suman flanked by
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh is shown. He had also sought an order
to restrain the movie from being aired on TV and
ban the sale of VCDs and DVDs of the same. The petitioner
also claimed huge damages to the tune of Rs. 50
crores.
According to the senior counsel, P.S. Raman,
representing Rajinikanth, the AVM Productions
and director Shankar, the scene passes off in
a jiffy and there was no malicious intention on
his client’s part to defame Congress party.
He, further requested, the Judges to dismiss the
case.
Opining that everyone has already seen the movie
including him, the Chief Justice said that the
matter would be taken up for enquiry by a bench
comprising Justices Mukhopadyay and K. Suguna.
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